Medical Doctor

Job description

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The doctor is responsible for the delivery of a high standard of medical care together with excellent customer service at the health facility. Medical doctors rotate between outpatient, emergency and inpatient departments. They work closely within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to patients and their families.

KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Comply with all MBHS standards for delivering high-quality clinical care and where relevant, identify and/or design any medical practice standards or procedures that are required.
• Attend regular clinical meetings to report on and discuss issues relating to improvements to hospital services.
• Ensure that proper handover procedures are followed between doctors at shift change to promote continuity of patient care.
• Be available for duty as rostered for normal shifts, on-call shifts (defined as a standby period out of normal clinic hours), weekends and in case of emergencies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Maintain and promote international standards of good medical practice within the hospital in collaboration with other medical staff / chief Medical Officer/Hospital Manager.
2. Ensure that MBHS protocols and procedures and local regulations are adhered to at all times.
3. Maintain individual clinical knowledge at an international standard through continuous education, training and learning.
4. Ensure that documentation is accurate, legible and content appropriate.
5. Ensure that patients are notified of their test results within 12 hours of receiving results.
6. Ensure that universal infection control precautions are maintained throughout the hospital/clinic.
7. Must be available for after-hours or on-call work when rostered to do so and in any emergency situation out of the rostered period.
8. Ensure compliance for other duties and responsibilities as may be required from the chief medical officer and/or hospital/clinic manager from time to time.
9. Assist with appropriate medical evacuation or referral services. This will include ensuring all paperwork is complete like medical reports, organising of referrals, monitoring the patient’s condition, advising on appropriate means of evacuation, and monitoring the progress of the referral or evacuation. Be available to escort patients if required during a medical evacuation.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills required

• Must have completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or equivalent.
• Must be registered and have a current HPCZ practicing certificate.
• Must have experience in primary health care.
• Qualification and/or experience in general surgery is an advantage.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience post internship

Behavioral

• Excellent Judgement
• Critical thinking
• Problem Solving skills

• Strong Communication skills
• Service minded, time management and Quality care minded.